Reminders of Family
At the cave, Gard found himself having to force feed the herb to WilyKat. Lion-O, Tygra, Cheetara and WilyKit watched with amused faces. Gard himself was annoyed. His feelings were all over his face. It was just too obvious. Gard finally pointed at Lion-O and Tygra and told them to hold Kat down. They did just that and Gard forced the herb into WilyKat's mouth. WilyKat chewed the herb quickly and swallowed. Gard had a relaxed look on his face now that was over.
"Neither of my children had ever been like that." Said Gard. Lion-O looked interested by this comment. Gard had mentioned his wife and parents, but not any children. This gave him a new view of Gard. A more tragic view of him, given how old he was.
"You had children?" asked Tygra.
"A son and a daughter." Gard watched as WilyKat stood back up, which only caused Gard to push the boy back down. "I have a grandson, too."
WilyKit walked over to Gard and jumped onto his right shoulder. Gard did not look up at her. "Are they still alive?"
"Given how long my kind live for it is a possibility." Gard did not look up WilyKit. WilyKit patted the old one on the head as if asking: "You believe they are don't you?" Gard nodded.
"Do you miss them?" Gard turned to look at Cheetara. This resulted in WilyKit following off of Gard's shoulder and on top of her brother just as he tried to stand up again. Gard starred for a few seconds before nodding again. "What are they like?"
"My son isn't too different from Lion-O." started Gard. "You, Cheetara, are so much like my daughter in personality." Gard laughed. "My grandson? Tygra, you remind me of him."
"Is that why you wanted to get rid of us?" asked Lion-O. "Because we reminded you of them?" Gard didn't nod. He stayed silent. He merely looked down. "It didn't have anything to do with how you had been treated. It had to do with thought of never seeing your family again." Gard stood up and walked away. He walked deep into the caves, so he could be alone.
